Pathology has posted its latest music video online for the track "Media Consumption," which can be viewed below. "Media Consumption" is taken off of Pathology's new album "Awaken To The Suffering," which was released September 13th, 2011.

Victory Records is offering a free Labor Day sampler compilation for download on its Facebook Page. You need to "Like" the page to make the download accessible. The tracklisting for the sampler is listed in the image below.

Century Media Records has issued the following announcement about Grave starting a North American tour at the end of the month:

"As one of the very first Swedish death metal bands, the now classic Grave has inspired countless metal acts to deliver unrelenting death metal to the masses. While others have fallen victim to the latest music trends, they've persevered the metal ages by remaining true to their roots since their humble beginnings in 1988. They truly are the Motorhead of death metal-GRAVE has never broken-up, reunited, or deviated from their same, classic sound! To celebrate the longevity of their career and the 20th anniversary of their debut album, 'Into The Grave,' Grave will be touring North America this August and September."

"We are really psyched to get over to the states and Canada again after 5 years of absence. It's great to be back on the Century Media train again and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Into the Grave' with another visit to North America. During the summer festivals here in Europe, we set out to play the entire first album from start to finish in the order that the songs are on the album. It turned out to be extremely well received from our fans, so we decided to bring the concept on the road for this upcoming tour. Since we are headlining, there will be more material than just the 'Into' album of course. So be there or be square...C y'all!"

Blood Red Throne, Pathology, and Gigan will be joining Grave for the trek. Details are as follows:

Today Lambgoat.com has premiered the first track, entitled “Media Consumption,” from San Diego’s brutal death metal/slam band Pathology’s forthcoming album, "Awaken to the Suffering," The new album is due out September 13th, 2011.

“We picked ‘Media Consumption’ because that song is a true Pathology track and also because it adds some new elements,” states drummer Dave Astor. “We thought it would a good one to show everyone the direction of the new album. The song and the album are by far our best and heaviest material to date. We’re very proud of it and hope you like it.”

The cover artwork for the album, and a listing of the upcoming Pathology tour dates, can be found here.

San Diego's Pathology is currently finishing the mixes for the band's new album. The effort, produced by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague, Impending Doom) at Lambesis Studios, is entitled "Awaken to the Suffering" and will be released September 13th, 2011. Once again, the band has utilized the talents of Par Olofsson to handle the artwork.

“The recording came out great. This is by far the best thing we have ever done. Everything is extremely heavy and very tight,” explains drummer Dave Astor. “It's great working with Par again on this cover. He did an amazing job. We decided to do a pencil sketch cover this time around. We also brought back the evil doctor to continue the zombie havoc.”

The quintet will head on tour August 26th, beginning with some headlining dates in Texas before joining Sweden’s Grave and Norway’s Blood Red Throne on August 30th for a North American tour.

Drummer Dave Astor of the California-based thrash metal act Pathology has posted the following update online, detailing the progress of its upcoming full length album.

"I'm very excited to be back in the studio. Producer Daniel Castleman has done some of the best and heavy recordings out there. This will be the tightest and heaviest recording we have ever done. The new material we wrote is more thought out and way more brutal then anything that we have ever written. We're doing the same brutal music as we have always done. We just made the breakdowns heavier, the fast parts faster, and the slow parts slower."

Drummer Dave Astor of the American death metal act Pathology has posted the following update online about the band writing a new album:

"The writing process for the new album is going very smooth. The new songs are some of the heaviest stuff we have ever written.

"We are all thrilled to be working with producer Daniel Castleman (Impending Doom, As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague) at Lambesis Studios here in San Diego. I am a fan of all his recordings and feel his skills will bring our sound to where it needs to be."

Additional details on the upcoming album will be announced as they are made available.

On March 24th, Sweden's Grave will kick off the "Metal Chainsaw Massacre" European tourat the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Other bands to appear on the bill include Obituary and Pathology. The dates are as follows:

Swedish death metal veterans Grave have announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of North America at the end of this Summer. Supporting them on the trek will be Pathology, who recently finished touring with death metal legends Deicide and Blood Red Throne.

"We’re very excited to already be able to announce our next tour," says Pathology drummer Dave Astor. "We’ll be opening for Grave, another legend in the death metal scene. This tour will be in support of a new album as we’ll be recording this summer."

American death metal veterans Obituary have revealed the dates for their upcoming headline tour of Europe. Support on the trek will come from Grave and Pathology. You can view the full list of dates, cities and venues in the list below:

San Diego, California death metal act Pathology has announced the addition of Jonathan Huber to its ranks as its new permanent vocalist. Jonathan Huber is known for his previous work fronting Seattle deathcore act I Declare War. Jonathan Huber commented on joining Pathology by saying:

"I'm very honored and feel very privileged to now be a part of the Pathology family. After being a fan of theirs for three years, being in the band is pretty surreal. I look forward to touring and recording with the band, and thank them for this opportunity."

Guitarist Stephen Parker of Arkhum has issued the following announcement about joining Pathology on tour:

"I am very proud and fortunate to announce that I'll be joining the band Pathology on the road this year, as their new guitarist. I'd like to give a big thank you to all the guys in the band for giving me this opportunity and 2011 should be a very busy year! I'm also stoked to announce that my pal Jonathan Huber (ex-I Declare War) will be joining the band as well, in the frontman spot! We head out on the road in Feb/March with Deicide, Belphegor, Blackguard and Neuraxis, in the US and Canada.

"On the same note here's some news about Arkhum! We're in the process of writing/demoing our second album and plan on touring a little later this year. Keep your ear out for all that and come hang out with me and Pathology on tour!"

Dave Astor, drummer for the San Diego, California death metal act Pathology has issued the following statement through the band's official Myspace page:

"We regret to say that we are forced to miss the last two weeks of the Immolation/Vader US tour. At the show in Los Angeles our guitarist Tim Tiszczenko decided he no longer wants to be a part of Pathology. Tim has been with me for almost 5 years, so having him quit like this is a big disappointment and shock. He basically cannot handle life on the road so he has to leave the band mid-tour despite us requesting him to complete the dates through year's end.

"In addition, many of you know we have been touring in support of Legacy of the Ancients with different fill-in singers waiting for Matti Way to clear some personal issues and join us on the road but it is becoming more and more evident that he just can't commit to the live activity we have planned.

"So, while we sound down we are definitely not out and plan to be back on the road beginning Oct. 28th in Chicago as part of the last show of the Immolation/Vader tour and then to start our tour with Nile immediately after. We have a new singer willing to do the dates and we currently have several guitarists lined up to audition.

"If you would like to be considered for the open guitarist positions, or even as a new future vocalist, hit up our management at salemrosemusic@aol.com. Note, especially for guitarists, there is not a lot of time so it would be ideal if you were already in Southern California or the west coast/southwest part of the US and are familiar with our music. We are looking for someone with band experience and good stage presence who understand the realities of the road and is easy to get along with and understands that at this level there is no money to be made. Ideally we want someone to join the band for the long run but even if you can just help temporarily please get in touch.

"We want to thank and apologize to our booking agent for understanding our disappointing news and giving us another chance. Same goes out to Immolation and all the bandson that tour - thanks for being so cool. We will be back soon!"

Canadian tech-death metallers NEURAXIS have been tapped to support the legendary DEICIDE on the “God Is Dead- To Hell With God Tour” in February and March of next year. BELPHEGOR, BLACKGUARD and PATHOLOGY will also be on the bill. The run will kick off in Atlanta, GA on February 15th and conclude in Tempe, AZ on March 10th.

Vocalist Alex Leblanc comments, “It is a real honor to tour which such legends. I've been listening to Deicide since I was 15 years old and it influenced me a lot. It's also the perfect tour to promote our new album “Asylon”, which comes out around the same time. We can't wait to hit the states once more and play our new stuff for all the fans out there. February can't come soon enough.”

NEURAXIS’ upcoming album, “Asylon” will be released in North America on February 15th, 2011. “Asylon” was recorded at Wildsound Studio with producer Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Last Felony, The Agonist.) The band is also playing Metalfest at Batisse Industrielle in Trois-Rivieres Quebec on Saturday, October 16th with Cannibal Corpse. More...

Florida death metal veterans Deicide will embark on the "God Is Dead – To Hell With God Tour" in February/March 2011. The Bloody Disgusting-sponsored trek, which is scheduled to kick off on February 15th, will feature support from Belphegor, Blackguard, Neuraxis, and Pathology.